I really have to wonder how widespread these things really were; sure, they existed and some folks had some ridiculous ideas *coughabstinenceonly* , but I've come to believe that most folks must've done what most people now do: rolled their eyes and thought such people crazy.

95629:Guys get accidentally boner out of nowhere all the time. That would suck while wearing this.

That is the whole point of the device. Make it painful to get aroused. At least this one didn't have spikes on the inside like some of them did. There were some odd Victorian notions. Spiked penis guards, cornflakes, all sorts of crazy things to stop kids masturbating.